The above diagram is the arrangement for observing scattering of light in colloidal solution, why does the beaker appears orange red when seen through the slit MN ?

Because red light scatters the most

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Because blue light scatters most and remaing colors passes unscattered

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Because all colours scatters

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None of these

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The correct option is B
Because blue light scatters most and remaing colors passes unscattered

Only blue colour scatter because of shorter wavelength , remaining all colours passes un-scattered. The combination of all remaining colours expect blue appears as orange red.

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The above diagram is the arrangement for observing scattering of light in colloidal solution, why does the beaker appears orange red when seen through the slit MN ?

The correct option is B Because blue light scatters most and remaing colors passes unscattered Only blue colour scatter because of shorter wavelength , remaining all colours passes un-scattered. The combination of all remaining colours expect blue appears as orange red.

The correct option is B
Because blue light scatters most and remaing colors passes unscattered

Only blue colour scatter because of shorter wavelength , remaining all colours passes un-scattered. The combination of all remaining colours expect blue appears as orange red.